Thursday, September 20, 2012

Back to the good ol' singleheader today as the Dodgers are actually in position to take this series from the playoff-bound Nats. Matt Kemp hit a game-winning home run yesterday (above) and Clayton Kershaw is throwing again, but don't be fooled into thinking playoffs. (Except you, rbnlaw.) Still, that doesn't mean we can't enjoy the Dodgers trying to finish this season on a winning streak.

I am sure somebody has done it but I haven't seen it. Do late-season trades improve a team's chances of making the postseason? How about a team's chances once in the postseason? The answer feels like no to the first and maybe but probably not to the second